麦当娜快乐的真谛：金钱买不到快乐
"Lotsa was by far the richest man in the country%26#46; He had everything that money could buy," is the opening line of her latest book%26#46; "But there was a teeny, tiny problem%26#46; No matter how much money Lotsa de Casha made, he wasn’t happy%26#46;"The short book concludes with the moral, "When you learn to share, you will not only find happiness%26#46; You will also find a friend%26#46;"
Renowned as much for her catchy dance anthems "Vogue" and "Ray of Light" as she was for cavorting on stage in a partially disrobed wedding gown some 20 years ago performing "Like a Virgin" on MTV, Madonna Ciccone Ritchie said she’s left some of her old antics behind and is all grown up now%26#46;
"I’d like to think I’ve been evolving and transforming my whole career, I grew up," she told Reuters in an interview%26#46;"The media likes to say it’s just another one of my guises,’ she said of her career as an author%26#46; "But it’s much more deep and profound than that%26#46;"
Madonna the singer is known as a chameleon, morphing from sexy outfits and suggestive lyrics to Eastern mysticism and Judaism%26#46; Similarly, Madonna the writer has penned a series of books which barely resemble each other%26#46;
A different illustrator was hired for each of the five slim volumes%26#46; But they are all anchored by the same message, she insists: "Nothing is what it seems%26#46;"Her intended audience and some critics might agree%26#46;
A book reading at a New York bookstore on Tuesday drew puzzled responses from the group of about 25 kids, who appeared to have difficulty grasping the book’s morals%26#46;"I think she makes the same mistake every celebrity author makes: They think they can write children’s books," said Ilene Cooper, children’s book editor of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association%26#46;"Generally it’s just awful, beyond awful," said Cooper of efforts by celebrities-turned authors%26#46;
“金钱买不到快乐”。这句话不是出自他人之口，而是自我标榜为“物质女孩”的麦当娜说的。这位46岁的流行天后在经历了人生的波澜起伏后终于明白了这样的道理。经过18个月的创作，她的第五本儿童书《快乐的真谛》本周将正式出版。
麦当娜在最新的这本儿童书的开头这样写道：“罗沙是那个国家最富有的人。他拥有金钱能买到的所有的东西。但是，他却遇到了一个小小的问题：不管赚多少钱，他都不觉得快乐。”这本薄薄的儿童书以一个寓意结尾：“当你学会和别人分享的时候，你不仅找到了快乐，同时也拥有了朋友。”
大约20年前，麦当娜身着露背婚纱在舞台上搔首弄姿，为音乐电视《像个处女》卖力表演，之后，她又凭借动人的舞曲《时尚》及《光芒万丈》而一炮走红。如今，麦当娜却说，她已经抛弃了那些老一套的滑稽动作，因为现在她已经成熟了。“我觉得自己在不断成长，事业也在不断变化。我已经长大了。”她接受路透社记者采访时说。
“媒体可能会认为写书不过是我又一次故作姿态而已，但事实却远比这要深刻得多，有意义得多。”谈到她的作者身份，麦当娜如是说。歌手麦当娜被公认为百变天后，从性感的服装、挑逗性的情歌到东方神秘主义和犹太教，她都一一尝试。同样，作家麦当娜也已经创作了多部作品，而这些作品之间往往有天壤之别。
麦当娜找了不同的画家分别为这五本薄薄的儿童书绘制插图。但是，她坚持认为所有的书都传递了同一个信息，那就是：很多东西并不像表面看到的那样。她的目标读者和一些评论家们或许会同意这个说法。本周二（6月7日），麦当娜在纽约的一家书店举行了一场朗诵会。然而，在场的大约25位小读者却显得迷惑不解，他们似乎很难理解这本书的寓意。
麦当娜快乐的真谛：金钱买不到快乐
"Lotsa was by far the richest man in the country%26#46; He had everything that money could buy," is the opening line of her latest book%26#46; "But there was a teeny, tiny problem%26#46; No matter how much money Lotsa de Casha made, he wasn’t happy%26#46;"The short book concludes with the moral, "When you learn to share, you will not only find happiness%26#46; You will also find a friend%26#46;"
Renowned as much for her catchy dance anthems "Vogue" and "Ray of Light" as she was for cavorting on stage in a partially disrobed wedding gown some 20 years ago performing "Like a Virgin" on MTV, Madonna Ciccone Ritchie said she’s left some of her old antics behind and is all grown up now%26#46;
"I’d like to think I’ve been evolving and transforming my whole career, I grew up," she told Reuters in an interview%26#46;"The media likes to say it’s just another one of my guises,’ she said of her career as an author%26#46; "But it’s much more deep and profound than that%26#46;"
Madonna the singer is known as a chameleon, morphing from sexy outfits and suggestive lyrics to Eastern mysticism and Judaism%26#46; Similarly, Madonna the writer has penned a series of books which barely resemble each other%26#46;
A different illustrator was hired for each of the five slim volumes%26#46; But they are all anchored by the same message, she insists: "Nothing is what it seems%26#46;"Her intended audience and some critics might agree%26#46;
A book reading at a New York bookstore on Tuesday drew puzzled responses from the group of about 25 kids, who appeared to have difficulty grasping the book’s morals%26#46;"I think she makes the same mistake every celebrity author makes: They think they can write children’s books," said Ilene Cooper, children’s book editor of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association%26#46;"Generally it’s just awful, beyond awful," said Cooper of efforts by celebrities-turned authors%26#46;
“金钱买不到快乐”。这句话不是出自他人之口，而是自我标榜为“物质女孩”的麦当娜说的。这位46岁的流行天后在经历了人生的波澜起伏后终于明白了这样的道理。经过18个月的创作，她的第五本儿童书《快乐的真谛》本周将正式出版。
麦当娜在最新的这本儿童书的开头这样写道：“罗沙是那个国家最富有的人。他拥有金钱能买到的所有的东西。但是，他却遇到了一个小小的问题：不管赚多少钱，他都不觉得快乐。”这本薄薄的儿童书以一个寓意结尾：“当你学会和别人分享的时候，你不仅找到了快乐，同时也拥有了朋友。”
大约20年前，麦当娜身着露背婚纱在舞台上搔首弄姿，为音乐电视《像个处女》卖力表演，之后，她又凭借动人的舞曲《时尚》及《光芒万丈》而一炮走红。如今，麦当娜却说，她已经抛弃了那些老一套的滑稽动作，因为现在她已经成熟了。“我觉得自己在不断成长，事业也在不断变化。我已经长大了。”她接受路透社记者采访时说。
“媒体可能会认为写书不过是我又一次故作姿态而已，但事实却远比这要深刻得多，有意义得多。”谈到她的作者身份，麦当娜如是说。歌手麦当娜被公认为百变天后，从性感的服装、挑逗性的情歌到东方神秘主义和犹太教，她都一一尝试。同样，作家麦当娜也已经创作了多部作品，而这些作品之间往往有天壤之别。
麦当娜找了不同的画家分别为这五本薄薄的儿童书绘制插图。但是，她坚持认为所有的书都传递了同一个信息，那就是：很多东西并不像表面看到的那样。她的目标读者和一些评论家们或许会同意这个说法。本周二（6月7日），麦当娜在纽约的一家书店举行了一场朗诵会。然而，在场的大约25位小读者却显得迷惑不解，他们似乎很难理解这本书的寓意。